Reposted by William CardMike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 14hIf you have a vote in tomorrow’s by-election please use it to elect Zack Polanski 05315
Reposted by William CardDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026Remember when us phil-tech types said effective altruism was just utilitarianism taken to its worst possible extents? This is what we meant: Real harm for unquantifiable potential benefit. "…'we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology….'"politico.comSam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AIThe OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. 38715223
Reposted by William CardThe Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute @dairinstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In which @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social remind us that the risk of AI is not "superintelligence gone rogue," but human reliance on flawed systems in high-stakes situations: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 19463
Reposted by William CardMoby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026the Right Whale’s head bears a rather inelegant resemblance to a gigantic galliot-toed shoe. 1807
Reposted by William CardGareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Since everyone started talking about Yudkowsky last week, I think we should talk about the other person who created contemporary AI discourse: Nick Land. This will be written for a general audience, and for something more substantial I'd recommend @eruditorumpress.com's Neoreaction: A Basilisk 810139
Reposted by William CardMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17271951973
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass. 23548181
Reposted by William CardWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 27/09/2026#OtD 27 Sep 1936 1000 uniformed fascist Blackshirts led by Oswald Mosley in Leeds, UK, were confronted by 30,000 anti-fascist locals who attacked them, pelted them with stones, hitting Mosley, and drowned out speeches by singing The Red Flag stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9965... 4246119
Reposted by William CardKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26/09/2026The AI doom / extinction lie is coming from the exact people with an addiction to burning methane and a climate denialist worldview. I am pretty mad about it. New piece here: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a... 19635
Reposted by William CardParis Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.disconnect.blogThe media has the AI threat all wrongGenerative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios. 271738590
Reposted by William CardKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 25/09/2026this is, so we're clear, the kind of stuff unrealistic AI doomsday scenarios are intended to overshadow in the press half-cooked automation layered onto already very broken systems in a country too corrupt to have working regulatorsarstechnica.comUnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit allegesFor the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug. 314358
Reposted by William CardParis Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 1533471490
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip? 932315828
Reposted by William CardPlashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is it ok for management to phone students asking them to take modules not validated on their degree because they’ve sacked people and can’t staff the modules listed? A working day before teaching starts? Hypothetically, obviously. 2214843
Reposted by William Carddwarf fortress bugs @dwarffortressbugs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026[0012032] Diplomacy button no longer does anything when clicked. 0146
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The clock is ticking. We have to act now. Vote Green on October 8th. 💚 8766228
Reposted by William CardTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026So while you're thinking about a super human, super "intelligent" alien being killing you, here's what's really happening. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auDoctor forced to apologise after AI makes 'scary' error about illegal drugsArtificial Intelligence is listening to many people's medical appointments, but it is not always hearing things correctly. 10414186
Reposted by William CardElizabeth Sandifer @eruditorumpress.com · 15/09/2026I‘d love for Last War in Albion v2 to add “#1 Best-Selling comics criticism book” to its list of astonishingly niche accomplishments like “lost a minor Hugo Award.” So if you’re considering getting it, there’s no better time than now. www.amazon.com/Last-War-Alb... 33819
Reposted by William Cardflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 13/09/2026They’re suddenly all saying “safety concerns” in unison but I’m hearing “the arse is going to fall out of this business when investors realise it doesn’t make money”. 1639191
Reposted by William CardEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Between the PRs of (largely likely stolen) math breakthroughs, claims of "rogue AI" (actually cybercrimes by companies, but whatevs), and doomerist "whistleblowers", it feels like we've been subjected to a gish gallop of hype recently. >> 17984295
Reposted by William CardEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So how about this for a "pause AI" proposal: "pause credulous AI reporting". No more media about "breakthroughs" or "rogue agent swarms" or ... UNLESS and UNTIL that media demands the actual empirical evidence and/or focuses on the motivations of & harms by these companies. 4744198
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Labour has delayed its plans to allow new North Sea drilling until after the Holborn and St Pancras byelection. A Green win on 8th October will add pressure on Labour to reverse this shortsighted and dangerous plan. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comPeople ‘incensed’ by North Sea plans can vote Green in byelection, says Zack PolanskiParty leader, who will contest Starmer’s former seat of Holborn and St Pancras, says gas drilling has come up on doorstep 27994321
Reposted by William CardJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My main thought about "10% chance ai will kill humanity in a decade" is that the people who run the tech companies are some of the worst humans alive and they're not even interested in dealing with the harms their products cause *now* 843880
Reposted by William CardUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 07/09/2026Reform routinely attack universities as a "scam" and denigrate the value of higher education. The VC of Manchester Met and president of Universities UK should be defending the sector. Not cosying up to those who want to undermine it. Full response ⬇️ www.ucu.org.uk/article/1463...ucu.org.ukUniversity boss criticised for appearing at Reform UK conferenceThe University and College Union (UCU) today criticised Universities UK president and Manchester Metropolitan University vice-chancellor, Malcolm Press, for appearing at Reform UK's conference in Birm... 02415
Reposted by William CardMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026However much you hate British media, it is not enough www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... 13758081209
Reposted by William CardDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 05/09/2026(shaking herslf out of weird mood) Okay, time to go through the “camera roll” in the iPad and inflict unusual or quirky images on everybody. This’ll do as a start… 234967
Reposted by William CardLeeds Green Party @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Leeds Green Party councillors oppose the proposed data centre development at Skelton Grange and believe its approval is at odds with Leeds City Council’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. Please read our full statement on our website. leeds.greenparty.org.uk/2026/09/03/l...leeds.greenparty.org.ukLeeds Green Party Statement on Skelton Grange Data Centre - Leeds Green PartyLeeds Green Party councillors oppose the proposed data centre development at Skelton Grange and demand more transparency and accountability. 1114
William Card @williambillcard.bsky.social · 03/09/20260.4 permanent position: Lecturer BA (Hons) Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. Good course, good people, proper art school. #fineart #education #lecturer #job www.leeds-art.ac.uk/about-us/job...leeds-art.ac.ukLeeds Arts UniversityWelcome to Leeds Arts University, the only specialist arts university in the North of England 000
William Card @williambillcard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It’s ok when Fed Ex leave your new 3D printer out in the rain on the front doorstep and then forge your signature, right? #fedex #shite 000
Reposted by William CardLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026If buying isn't owning then piracy can't be theft. Any reasonable corporation knows that. 8184293063
Reposted by William CardPile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 01/09/2026I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this: 10869481793
Reposted by William CardAlex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026It also became clear that Uni exec were leaning on the advice of a consultancy firm that has been shaping HE policy in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK: Nous (or Nousferatu, as they’re now known). The fact VCs and others are delegating policy to consultants, despite £400k salaries, is disgusting 310029
Reposted by William CardGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comSeven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti 13534501490
Reposted by William CardJathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 27/08/2026You can just ban socially toxic technologies! They were socially banned like twelve years ago with Google Glasses, we can do it again in more formal ways with this latest attempt to push the Pervert's Delight™ onto society. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auPush for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concernsSupport is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent. 15448061350
Reposted by William CardGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Our rapid disillusionment with political leaders is treated by much of the media as some kind of pathology. But what I see is these leaders backtracking on their promises, dashing people's hopes and serving the ultra-rich ahead of the rest of the population. Why wouldn't we be disillusioned? 1582325783
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I have written to the Cabinet Secretary to seek assurances that the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, who was lobbying for the privatised water industry until recently, has had no involvement in talks about the future of Thames Water. 381369480
William Card @williambillcard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Went so see Kiki’s Delivery Service last night with my daughter and her girlfriend. Was my first IMAX screening, and seemed to be very sensitively done. The film has no villains, just some people you might not get on with. Takes its time. Always makes me cry at the end. 030
Reposted by William Card404 Media @404media.co · 17/08/2026SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. 15162283922
Reposted by William CardZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It’s time we sorted out the press. Constant misinformation to protect their donors and fossil fuels is destroying lives and our planet. The Government must step up and stop being cowardly. 30645961236
Reposted by William CardJon Bakos @jonbakos.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"You're a Luddite for not embracing a technology that hallucinates constantly (in a way that can't *ever* be fixed), needlessly burns resources, barely works, and is pushed by the worst living humans" 732628
Reposted by William CardAndy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The 'career path' of Toby Young (one of the principals behind the hounding of Jason Arday) involved his dad getting him into university, supplying cocaine and then years spent writing thousand of offensive and sexist messages before being offered a job in the Office for Students. #r4today 28933
Reposted by William CardRobin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The world is on fire - if only the scientists had warned us about single use barbecues while there was still time. 16626113
Reposted by William Cardhookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Goodnight from the Brackley Crafting Circle and largely unsuspected coven, meeting in the snug of The Old King pub to make a list of local perverts in need of a cursing. Goodnight from Matthew Wrench, his mermaid tattoo singing him salt-kissed lullabies. Goodnight from Hookland. 3230735
William Card @williambillcard.bsky.social · 05/08/2026@leedsgreenparty.bsky.social Did Green #Leeds city council vote in favour of developing new data centres at Skelton Grange? If so, why? 100
Reposted by William CardTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 31/07/2026We're in the era of incompetence & cybercrimes headlined as "unprecedented model capabilities gone rogue." So OpenAI & Anthropic are trying to one up each other with such incompetence because the "press release as a service" performing media & clueless politicians parrot pre IPO CEO talking points. 6602233
Reposted by William CardMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2timeshighereducation.comArts institutions hit hard as OfS details teaching grant cutsUniversity for the Creative Arts loses more than half of its funding after support for creative subjects reduced to zero 56458